The night just gone was the last ever **Medical registrar

The night just gone was the last ever Medical registrar πŸ‘¨β€βš•οΈ night shift of my training career. A 4 year long journey in Internal medicine full of excitement has come to an end. Although not my primary speciality, It was certainly one of the best and steep learning phases of my clinical career while being oncall for medicine. I thought of sharing some positive aspects of this role with those starting or aspiring to start a career in medicine.

πŸ‘‰Medical Registrar is one the most feared role☠️ in NHS due to various reasons. Although it isn’t unnatural to be apprehensive about all those responsibilities on your shoulders in the early phase however; it quickly starts giving you sense of immense satisfaction and confidence. You start enjoying your role with all that excitement turning you into a kind of adrenaline junkie.

πŸ‘‰This job not only polishes your clinical and academic skills but also has very strong impact on your personality πŸ™‡πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ as a whole.

πŸ‘‰A very strong side of being a medical reg is the leadership roleπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ . You are practically running a major part of hospital overnight. Your attitude can make or break all the junior members of your team and their performance in turn. You or your team will certainly go through difficult times on occasions however in the end if you kept your cool and supported your team in a constructive manner, it is a win win situation. You are not a only being tested as team leader all the time but also as a team player on most occasions. Working with a different cohort of both over and underperforming people in the team tests your limits.

πŸ‘‰You get an opportunity to transfer you knowledge and skills onto your team members shining the hidden teacher in your personalit y πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« .

πŸ‘‰Moving from one hospital to other, making new acquaintances, dealing with managers of all sorts and communicating with various specialities leaves an everlasting impact on your personality as a doctor as well as a human being.πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό

πŸ‘‰Your parent speciality may be something different but you are Jack of all tradesπŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬ while being on call and are trained to save lives in various scenarios.

πŸ‘‰ Working under pressure ✌🏻of time, resources and staff is another beautiful aspect that is going to polish your clinical character.

πŸ‘‰In the end no matter what role you choose, if you have shown your commitment during these years, learnt from your mistakes and supported your teams you will eventually feel yourself fit for that role πŸ’ͺwith utmost confidence.

βœ…Final and Key lesson: You will come across many unreasonable personalities; although you shouldn’t let anyone walk over you in any case however; pick your battles βš”οΈwisely . How you want to spend the rest of your day is mostly in your own hands.

‼️This paragraph was mainly for those in Medicine and allied specialities however for all others keep calm and call your friendly neighbourhood Med Reg if in trouble.

PS: Most of these points can be generalised over higher specialist training in any speciality.